The Gophers most certainly drew a tough matchup in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Middle Tennessee State has an number of things going for them and have very quickly become the trendy upset pick in most everyone’s bracket.
We all know that almost every year there is a 12 over 5 upset. And this matchup of number 5 Minnesota and number 12 Middle Tennessee State is the one everybody is looking at as the most likely.
EVERYBODY!
And why not, I guess. The Blue Raiders were a 15-seed a year ago and managed to knock of Michigan State in what was one of the biggest upsets of the 2016 Tourney.